(145593) Xantus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 2006 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
János Xántus (1825-1894) was a Hungarian scientist, traveler, ethnographer and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was the first director of the Budapest Zoo, and his botanical and zoological collections greatly enriched the collections of the Hungarian National Museum.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Xantus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Xantus is 2.92 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 145593 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0672 |
| Inclination | 9.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.